Employment

Senior Library Specialist

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Minimum Starting Salary: $16.84

This position may require pre-employment screening pursuant to the UIS Pre-Employment Policy.
UIS is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer; persons with disabilities, women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Duties:

Acquire and describe collections

Using accepted archival appraisal principles, identify collections possessing long-term administrative and research value; contact and meet with collections creators and/or donors to arrange the transfer of collections to the Archives; provide for secure storage and preservation of newly acquired collections.

Classify and describe archival and special collections materials in a variety of physical formats following local and national classification schemes and standards. Prepare finding aids to collections including inventories, scope and content notes, and indexes using databases, spreadsheets and Archon/ArchivesSpace collections management software.

Maintain archives' databases, spreadsheets, and collection management systems using software such as Microsoft Excel and Access, and Archon/ArchivesSpace.

Scan and digitize archival material according to best-practice standards using both flatbed and planetary scanners in accepted document formats such as .TIF, .JPG, PDF and audio formats including .MP3 and .WAV; create original cataloging and metadata for the digital material; recommend and facilitate improvements to existing tools and workflows; coordinate with the Library Cataloging Unit on special projects; supervise the process.

Assist patrons in the use of Archives

Provide assistance in the use of Archives and Special Collections to UIS faculty, students and staff, researchers and members of the general public. Patron interactions may be in person, by telephone, mail, or email. Types of assistance include: the use of the UIS Archives' finding aids, web pages, and databases; determining holdings and locations of specific materials in the UIS Archives as well as in related libraries and agencies; and using reference sources (such as the library catalog, print sources, indexes, and web-based databases).

Manage and maintain Digital Institutional Repository

Collaborate with UIS faculty and Brookens Library colleagues to manage the submissions process for digital copies of articles and other scholarly work to be added to the campus digital repository. Stay current on best practices for managing institutional repositories. Publicize the availability of the institutional repository.

Records Management

Work in association with the University's Records and Information Management Systems office (RIMS) in identifying and managing University Records having archival value so as to ensure their continuing availability and to meet compliance requirements of State laws, the University's General Rules and related regulations.